
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Monday, May 10, 2010

Sunday, April 11, 2010


I was feeling pretty exhausted at the end of last month and took some time to just relax in bed and do some new styles for the alphabet shoppe, I think that people are used to the "Classic" look of the alphabet block and I think doing something different would be fun. One of the world's greatest illustrators in a man named Winsor McCay, (you can wiki him yourself ) and these letters are a tribute to his fine sense of line and style.
We're going to be up to our eyeballs in new work over at "the mad craft shoppe", I hang my next show of paintings at the Cameron House on May 2nd, (the Opening Reception may be that day also, stay tuned) and have at least a dozen pieces to finish in the next three weeks so I will be unable to finish the whole alphabet this month, look for that sometime in May, but the above should give you an idea of the styles.
all the best,
A.Shay Hahn
Friday, March 12, 2010
Thursday, March 04, 2010

I hadn't done a portrait in quite awhile, I don't often advertise that I do them, usually the images I am sent are of children staring at a camera, engaged by the lens and not by the world around them. I was able to over a dozens photos of a day at the beach that these two children had and could assemble a composition that I liked and also showed the children's personalities. This wasn't the finished painting, I neglected to take a photo of it, but was very happy with the result.
A.S.Hahn
Wednesday, January 06, 2010
Thursday, December 17, 2009

Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Friday, December 11, 2009
Monday, November 02, 2009


Here are some of our Holiday orders that are coming in, L with Sea Turtle, T (it's a secret), G is for Guitar, X is for Xander, L is for Ladybug, F is for Faerie, H is for Horse, P (it's a secret). Stay tuned for a couple more over the next day or so. To order contact me via email at madcraftshoppe@live.com . Letters are sixty dollars each, three for one fifty, four for two hundred. Order now to beat the Christmas rush.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
This was a great commission, "Izzy" with an Asian/ Indian theme.Represented here we have an Elephant with it's trunk raised, which I believe means "good luck", an Ox as the child was born in the year of the Ox and an Asian Phoenix and a carp and Banyan tree - when I'm told what those symbols mean I will add that here. Friday, September 25, 2009
Thursday, September 03, 2009
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Here are some odds and ends that I found on my drive that I hadn't previously published, the "H" was from a set of tools for a child's name, for some reason I only have the saw, there were hammers and a screwdriver also, but I didn't photograph them.
I can't believe I never posted these, I took these photos awhile back just for fun and to show some options to people for what combinations of letters may look like. Also new in the "LINKS" section is a new business, "caterpillar baby' which is a source for affordable cloth diapers and eco friendly baby products. Check'em out.
Monday, June 08, 2009
Monday, June 01, 2009



Here's a super cool project, "the Adventures of Jungle Jack" was commissioned for a dear friend and I thought it turned out really swell. I had wanted to do something special and new, a narrative that would hang together with a recurring character was a nice change. I apologize to you alphabet fans as I've been spending alot more time with your more morose sibling "the mad craft shoppe" but since the sun is coming out and the flowers are bloomin' I make a promise to post at least ten new styles in the next week or so, high time we shot some new ideas out there for the world to see.Wednesday, April 01, 2009

"K" is for Keith, "E is for Princess, "L" is for drums (commission) and "E" is for Princess, this was also a commission but I would like to offer it as a style also, a double tone background with a Princess in the foreground, just pick the backing tone, the letter and I'll do the rest. As always, letters are sixty dollars each, three for 150.00 Monday, February 16, 2009


Saturday, January 24, 2009
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Monday, November 10, 2008
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apologies if this causes any inconvenience, all the best
A.S Hahn
the shoppekeeper















